[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 15484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8116]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33566]
City of Tacoma and Beltline Division of Tacoma Public Utilities;
Change in Operator Exemption; Tacoma Eastern Railway Company
City of Tacoma (City),WA,1 has filed a verified notice
of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 for Beltline Division of Tacoma
Public Utilities to operate approximately 131.5 miles of City rail line
in Pierce, Thurston, and Lewis Counties, WA: (1) between milepost
2192.0, at Tacoma, and milepost 17.7, at Chehalis; and (2) between
milepost 2192.0, at Tacoma, and milepost 64.2, at Morton. The lines
have been operated previously by Tacoma Eastern Railway Company.
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\\1\\ Applicant represents that the Charter of the City divides
its operations into Public Utilities and General Government. The
General Government portion of the City evidently owns the lines
discussed in this notice and is negotiating with the Public
Utilities portion of the City, which is evidently responsible for
operations.
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Because the projected revenues of the rail lines to be operated
will exceed $5 million, City has certified to the Board that the
required notice of its change in operators was posted at the workplace
of the employees on the affected lines on March 11, 1998. See 49 CFR
1150.42(e). The earliest the transaction can be consummated is May 18,
1998, the effective date of the exemption (60 days after City's March
19, 1998 certification to the Board).2
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\\2\\ The City's representative has acknowledged by telephone
that the earliest the transaction can go forward is May 18, 1998.
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If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the proceeding to
revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time.
The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the
transaction.
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 33566, must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be
served on City of Tacoma, Office of City Attorney, 747 Market Street,
Room 1120, Tacoma, WA 98402-3767.
Decided: March 23, 1998.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-8116 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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